As a general rule, any first-person game where you’re walking around derelict areas and pointing a camera at things is probably going to be super creepy, and upcoming asymmetrical shooter Project Spectrum certainly seems like it will reinforce this tried-and-true guideline. The brief eight-minute hands-off demo of this suspenseful shooter […]
Month: August 2025
Upset That Alien: Earth Completely Reinvents the Xenomorph's Mythology? Get Over It
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth through Episode 3, “Metamorphosis.” With any fandom, there are always specific ideas about how and why things can and should work. That can be true on an individual basis, or a global basis as the fanbase argues about “canon” – what is, […]
One of the Best Nintendo Switch 2 Cases Drops to the Lowest Price Ever on Amazon
The Tomtomc Slim is easily one of the best Switch 2 cases currently available and many of us use this case ourselves. The only criticism is its steep $40 sticker price. Fortunately, it's on sale today for the lowest price I've seen so far. Amazon has the Tomtoc Slim in […]
Kirby Air Riders – The First Preview
After zipping around in Kirby Air Riders for maybe an hour, I rushed back to my apartment to get in a round of Mario Kart World just to see. In the game’s Direct earlier this week, director Masahiro Sakurai said (even if he was just being cheeky) his unlikely GameCube […]
Hyperkin’s DualSense-Style Xbox Controller is Coming in October
At the beginning of the year, Hyperkin revealed The Competitor, a DualSense-style controller for PCs and Xbox consoles. You know, for competitive gamers. Now, the controller has a price and a release month: Hyperkin tells IGN that it’s coming in October, for just $49.99. The Competitor, as steady IGN readers […]
Kirby Air Riders – The First Preview
After zipping around in Kirby Air Riders for maybe an hour, I rushed back to my apartment to get in a round of Mario Kart World just to see. In the game’s Direct earlier this week, director Masahiro Sakurai said (even if he was just being cheeky) his unlikely GameCube […]
PlayStation Opens Preorders for a Replica of the Guitar From The Last of Us Part II
The PlayStation store is selling guitars now. If you're a fan of Naughty Dog's Last of Us series, either the games or the TV show, you can now preorder a replica of Ellie's guitar that Joel customized with the custom moth inlay fretboard. This guitar was first featured in The […]
Resident Evil: Requiem Trailer Shows Fresh Look at Grace Ashcroft's Backstory, But Where's Leon?
Tonight's Gamescom Opening Night Live broadcast has given us a fresh look at Resident Evil: Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft, but no sign of fan-favorite Leon S. Kennedy. As expected, today's show brought with it a deeper dive into Capcom's hotly-anticipated upcoming survival horror (which is also playable here at Gamescom). […]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – We FINALLY Played It
It was almost surreal awakening as an ancient monster in Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 and getting my first taste of blood. Phyre the Nomad, a semi-customizable character with a fixed backstory, has been asleep for 100 years when she wakes up in modern Seattle – and I feel […]
Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 14 Collaborations Reveal New Content Coming This Fall
Capcom and Square Enix took the stage at gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 to show off a new collaboration that will see Final Fantasy 14 and Monster Hunter Wilds collide. Monster Hunter Wilds Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Final Fantasy 14 Online Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida (a.k.a. Yoshi-P) showed up […]